Edinburgh Castle from Calton Hill, Edinburgh, Scotland
For years I wanted to stand at this viewpoint and shoot this scene and fortunately while visiting Edinburgh last month, I got to tick that box. I was kindly invited to Edinburgh by three clients of mine, who are now friends (poor them, lol) during my five days travelling up the East Lothian coastline.
I was given a guided tour of the city and also Arthur's Seat, that huge rock to the west of the city which affords you remarkable views of Edinburgh. I have to confess to falling in love with Edinburgh and due to my extensive bouts of travelling, I get to feel a place pretty quickly and Edinburgh was a place that I felt settled in immediately.
I love the architecture, the futuristic buildings of the Scottish parliament at Holyrood positioned opposite the Queen's residence Holyrood Palace. But of course, Edinburgh is most famous for its castle and quite rightly so. There has been a royal castle on the rock since the 12th century, and the site continued to be a royal residence until 1633. You can now tour around this castle which is cared for by Historic Scotland and it was Scotland's most visited attraction with over 1.2 million visitors a year flocking through it's doors.
But this scene from Calton Hill, which is a short but steep walk up form the roadside, that affords one of the most famous and stunning views of the city but you'll not be alone with your camera should you visit. During sunset, there can be anywhere between fifty and a hundred and fifty people all lined up waiting for the natural light to be slowly replaced by artificial light. I loved the atmosphere. People were talking to complete strangers, laughter filled the air, a really relaxed vibe swirled around us and people were enjoying the moment. I was impressed.
Anyhow, here is what I manage to capture, which is no different than millions of other images shot from the same spot but I don't care, I've finally got my own image and I am delighted to be able to share with you all. Have a great Sunday guys and girls, whatever you happen to be doing.
I hope you all like it and as usual, please feel free to share :D
BIG thanks to Mark Wilson, Douglas Mackay and Drew Moffat for very kindly taking a day out of their lives to spend it with me in the big city :D
Canon 5Ds
Canon 70-200mm f4 @ 73mm
f14
60 sec
ISO100
LEE 105mm Landscape Polariser
LEE Little Stopper filter
Gitzo GT3542XLS Tripod
Manfrotto 410 Tripod Geared Head
Mindshift Backlight 26L Bag
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Edinburgh Castle from Calton Hill, Edinburgh, Scotland
For years I wanted to stand at this viewpoint and shoot this scene and fortunately while visiting Edinburgh last month, I got to tick that box. I was kindly invited to Edinburgh by three clients of mine, who are now friends (poor them, lol) during my five days travelling up the East Lothian coastline.
I was given a guided tour of the city and also Arthur's Seat, that huge rock to the west of the city which affords you remarkable views of Edinburgh. I have to confess to falling in love with Edinburgh and due to my extensive bouts of travelling, I get to feel a place pretty quickly and Edinburgh was a place that I felt settled in immediately.
I love the architecture, the futuristic buildings of the Scottish parliament at Holyrood positioned opposite the Queen's residence Holyrood Palace. But of course, Edinburgh is most famous for its castle and quite rightly so. There has been a royal castle on the rock since the 12th century, and the site continued to be a royal residence until 1633. You can now tour around this castle which is cared for by Historic Scotland and it was Scotland's most visited attraction with over 1.2 million visitors a year flocking through it's doors.
But this scene from Calton Hill, which is a short but steep walk up form the roadside, that affords one of the most famous and stunning views of the city but you'll not be alone with your camera should you visit. During sunset, there can be anywhere between fifty and a hundred and fifty people all lined up waiting for the natural light to be slowly replaced by artificial light. I loved the atmosphere. People were talking to complete strangers, laughter filled the air, a really relaxed vibe swirled around us and people were enjoying the moment. I was impressed.
Anyhow, here is what I manage to capture, which is no different than millions of other images shot from the same spot but I don't care, I've finally got my own image and I am delighted to be able to share with you all. Have a great Sunday guys and girls, whatever you happen to be doing.
I hope you all like it and as usual, please feel free to share :D
BIG thanks to Mark Wilson, Douglas Mackay and Drew Moffat for very kindly taking a day out of their lives to spend it with me in the big city :D
Canon 5Ds
Canon 70-200mm f4 @ 73mm
f14
60 sec
ISO100
LEE 105mm Landscape Polariser
LEE Little Stopper filter
Gitzo GT3542XLS Tripod
Manfrotto 410 Tripod Geared Head
Mindshift Backlight 26L Bag
UK & Iceland Landscape Photography Workshops, 1-2-1 Private Tuition, print sales and camera club lectures available
website: www.melvinnicholson.co.uk
email: info@melvinnicholson.co.uk
facebook: www.facebook.com/melvinnicholsonphotography
flickr: www.flickr.com/photos/melvin_nicholson
youtube: www.youtube.com/c/melvinnicholsonphotographycom
tripadvisor: Search for Melvin Nicholson Photography
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